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Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 2

Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 2

Have your students try their hand at basic RSA enciphering with these downloadable math activities.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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The Social-Emotional Learning Need: How a Small District Made It a Reality

An assistant principal shares how her district implemented a new model that works best for them to support social-emotional learning.

Kelly Boeing
Assistant Principal, Lucerne Valley Middle High School

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SEL in Schools: Why Education Leaders Should Express Their Vulnerabilities

When prioritizing social-emotional learning in schools, allowing those you lead to see you as authentically human with deficiencies as well as strengths can be enlightening.

Anthony Colannino
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Leading & Teaching for Growth, LLC; Author of Leading with Head and Heart

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Back to School Does Not Have to Mean Back to 'I Don’t Get It!'

A language teacher shares three free back-to-school activities to re-engage students in language learning.

Liz Rigg
Shaped Contributor

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Celebrating Curiosity Day: The History of Curious George

Saturday, September 14 celebrates 78 years of learning through reading about George and The Man With the Yellow Hat.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Instructional Coaching Strategies Using Video: 4 Keys to Starting Right

Follow these four steps to improve your chances of creating the psychological safety needed for teachers to trust the process of instructional coaching using video.

Shaped Staff

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Back-to-School Night 101: Insights for Teachers

Ease the anxiety surrounding parent-teacher communication on Back-to-School Night with five of the best tips from veteran teachers.

Ann Pearson
Shaped Contributor

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Teaching World History: Ancient Greece—Worksheets and Activities

Known for its architecture, democratic system of government, and impact on science and the arts, ancient Greece is an important topic often covered in middle and high school social studies.

Shaped Staff

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How Carmen Sandiego Is Making Her Way Into K-12 Schools

In an EdSurge article, Stephen Noonoo explores HMH's reboot of Carmen Sandiego, which includes a Netflix series, Google Earth games, and a new series of paperbacks.

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Does Instructional Coaching Have an Impact?

Research presents significant evidence that a high-quality instructional coaching experience can improve a teacher’s skillset.

Shaped Staff

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Behind-the-Scenes at HMH: World Languages LearnLaunch Design Challenge

Hear from our HMH team about how we organized the 2019 HMH/LearnLaunch Design Challenge to find the best solution for a problem in the area of world languages.

Jennifer Garcia
Shaped Staff

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Teachers in America Podcast Season 1

Hear firsthand from the K-12 teachers who are shaping young lives around the country every day. A podcast for teachers, celebrating teachers.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

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Podcast: 2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson on Teachers in America

Rodney Robinson, 2019 National Teacher of the Year, talks about the school-to-prison pipeline, teaching social studies and civics education to incarcerated students in a juvenile detention center, and other major education issues.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

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Back to School, Back to Shaping Students' Lives

With this back-to-school checklist for teachers, a former educator explains why it’s essential to provide a space for student voice and choice.

Noelle Morris
Senior Director Community Engagement, HMH; Host of HMH Learning Moments: Teachers in America Podcast

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4 Math Patterns Activities for Preschoolers

Use these patterns for preschool students to teach your earliest learners about an important mathematical topic.

Shaped Staff

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How to Make the Most of Instructional Coaching as a School or District Leader

As an education leader, follow some of these steps to build strong relationships with teachers and have happy, productive, and innovative staff.

Anthony Colannino
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Leading & Teaching for Growth, LLC; Author of Leading with Head and Heart

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4 Ways to Beat the Back-to-School Blues for Language Teachers

A Spanish teacher offers tips to incorporate in world languages classrooms, including supporting student voice and choice, creating routines, and cultivating a love of language.

Jori Greenhill
Spanish Teacher

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Find the Champion Within You: Maximize Instructional Coaching as a Teacher

An experienced instructional coach offers tips to optimize your next instructional coaching opportunity.

Venola Mason
Associate Partner, ICLE and Author, Instructional Excellence, Social and Emotional Learning

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